Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Death Statistics

The median age at death from acute lymphocytic leukemia is 47 years of age. Other statistics on acute lymphocytic leukemia indicate that the highest number of deaths is in people less than 20 years of age and the lowest number of deaths is in people over 85 years of age.

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Death Statistics: An Overview

One of the greatest success stories in cancer treatment over the past 35 years is the improvement in survival for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In the 1960s, less than 5 percent of children with ALL survived for more than five years. Today, approximately 85 percent of children with ALL live five years or more after diagnosis.

The American Cancer Society estimated that 3,970 people (2,180 men and 1,790 women) would be diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in 2005. Although acute lymphocytic leukemia is more common in children, adults can also be diagnosed with the disease.

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